My knees haven't really improved since injuring them earlier this year, despite reducing the amount of riding I've been doing and spending many hours tweaking my bike fit... so while I'm having some enforced downtime, I figured I should look at a professional fit to make sure I don't do any more damage once I do start riding again. Does anyone know of a legendary Steve-Hogg-esque bike fit pro in Hobart (or elsewhere in Tassie FTM)? Or does anyone have experiences, good or bad, at any of the local bike shops? I know that as a Specialized dealer Ray Appleby have all the gear, but frankly I'd rather avoid giving them my business...

harmonix1234 wrote:Forecast for Hobart next week is rain, sleet, ice and all kinds of hell.HTFU harmonix.

Yeah I was going to say Appleby but I know why you wouldn't go there.!!! But if you were to talk to Rey himself I think it would work out alright, just the guys working there are

The other stores claim a good bike fit, If you wanted a accurate adjustment then I would have to say go there, if your looking for a reasonable bike fit then go to BikeRide in town. $60 for a fit, shoes, bike, knicks, check cleats, pedal motion, fore aft seat height, flexability range and purpose of the bike and go from there, takes 30mins-1hr. Has to be booked in.

Cheers, reckon I'll probably end up at Appleby's... Think it was Ray I spoke to who tried to put me on a 54cm frame though (2007 floorstock) - measured inseam while I was in jeans etc which didn't exactly fill me with confidence! Nice bloke though - certainly less 'tude than some of the younger guys there!

harmonix1234 wrote:Forecast for Hobart next week is rain, sleet, ice and all kinds of hell.HTFU harmonix.

I went into Appleby last night, I wanted to see how much a proper bike fit would be for my new bike. $150, they set the bike up for what sort of riding you want to do, racing, encurance, sprinting, climbing, check your cleat posistion, posistion of the seat, stem, drop to the handlbars, take your inseam, arm length, crank length etc.